Brilio.net - Some kitchen utensils, such as plates, are often made of porcelain. Porcelain plates are chosen because they are sturdy and heat resistant, and have many motifs that make food look more attractive.
However, porcelain plates have a weakness, which is that they are easily broken if dropped. Many people immediately throw away the broken plates because they think they cannot be repaired.
Actually, a broken porcelain plate can be repaired by yourself. However, not all broken plates can be repaired. Only plates that are broken into several pieces, not those that are shattered into pieces, can be repaired.
Repairing broken porcelain plates is not difficult. Just prepare some materials such as G glue, styrofoam, and sandpaper. This method of repairing porcelain plates was shared by a YouTube user named Ragam Solusi Kita. According to him, these materials can help unite the broken pieces of porcelain plates so that they stick together perfectly again.
"With these simple ingredients, you can glue broken porcelain plates," explains YouTube Ragam Solusi Kita.
photo: YouTube/Our Variety of Solutions
As reported by BrilioFood from YouTube Ragam Solusi Kita on Monday (11/18), the owner of the channel showed the first step to repair a broken porcelain plate. First, put the broken pieces of the plate together using glue. Then rub the surface with styrofoam flakes. When it starts to dry, add more glue and rub it with styrofoam.
photo: YouTube/Ragam Solusi Kita
Not enough once, you need to repeat the process many times. Don't forget the bottom of the plate is also glued and rubbed with styrofoam. This process will make the broken pieces of porcelain plate stick more perfectly.
photo: YouTube/Ragam Solusi Kita
After being glued, the surface of the plate tends to be rough. To overcome this, you can rub it with sandpaper. That way, the surface of the plate that has been glued becomes smoother. Finally, wash the plate until it is completely clean so that it is safer when you want to use it.
photo: YouTube/Ragam Solusi Kita
Styrofoam itself can be useful as a glue strengthener. The styrofoam flakes will mix with the glue and crystallize like broken glass, so that the materials do not fall off easily. This explanation was apparently also presented by the uploader of the video through the comments column.
"Using Styrofoam as a binder and strengthener, and when mixed with glue, the Styrofoam will crystallize like glass and can withstand water temperatures up to 100 C," explained YouTube Ragam Solusi Kita.
Reported from pom.go.id, BPOM itself has stated that the use of styrofoam for food is still relatively safe for health. However, it is best not to use it as a container for oily or fatty foods. This is because styrene will react and mix with the food. If consumed, styrene can be harmful to the body.
If you want to be safer, you can also not use styrofoam. However, the disadvantage of not using styrofoam is that the split plate pieces cannot be completely solid when glued. This was also expressed by YouTube Ragam Solusi Kita in answering one of the questions from netizens.
" Is it dangerous if we don't use Styrofoam? " asked YouTube Ayu.
" It's okay (if there's no styrofoam), it's just not very good to hold it without styrofoam, sis, " said YouTube's Ragam Solusi Kita.